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1st |
2nd |
Final |
| Dartmouth (1-3) |
30 |
20 |
50 |
| Rutgers (4-1) |
21 |
34 |
55 |
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| Louis Brown Athletic Center – Piscataway, NJ |
Boxscore |
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| Keys to the Game |
| Key sequence |
Dartmouth led 41-39 with less than nine minutes to play, but Anthony Farmer came up with a steal and drove in for the equalizer. Michael Giovacchini couldn’t find the range on a three-point attempt, the Hamady Ndiaye put Rutgers in front with a jumper. Freshman John Marciano had a chance to draw the Big Green even, but missed a pair of free throws. Mike Coburn sandwiched a pair of jumpshots around a Marciano bucket in the paint, and when DeVon Mosley misfired from beyond the arc, two Byron Joynes free throws capped of a 10-2 run that made it 49-43 Scarlet Knights.
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| Key sign it was over |
Alex Barnett drew the Big Green to within 52-50 on a jumper with 1:09 showing on the clock. However, with the shot clock running down, Farmer found Joynes for a dunk that made it a two-possession game. Giovacchini couldn’t connect on a three, and though Coburn left the door open slightly with a 1-for-2 performance at the line, Brandon Ware’s missed three-pointer with under 10 seconds left sealed the Big Green’s fate.
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| Key performance |
J.R. Inman had nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights.
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| Key statistic |
Dartmouth got no help from the officials, who awarded 23 free throws to Rutgers, compared to just eight for the visitors. The 10 extra points the Scarlet Knights scored at the line proved critical in the game’s outcome.
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| Notes
– Barnett’s game-high 16 points kept Dartmouth in the game and nearly helped the Big Green to a major upset.
– After falling behind 17-8, Dartmouth slapped a 17-2 run on Rutgers in front of a stunned home crowd.
– The New Jersey native Marciano got his first collegiate start, fouling out in 17 minutes with six points and three rebounds. Ware also made his first start in a Dartmouth uniform.
– The Big Green won the turnover battle 18-8, but only had a 10-7 edge in points off turnovers.
– Rutgers doubled up Dartmouth in the paint, outscoring its guests 32-16 inside.
– The Big Green is back in action on Saturday, November 24, when it travels to Hamilton, NY, to take on unbeaten Colgate in a 1:00 pm ET tip.
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